View Full Version : Can we buy tickets at the gate??
NewbieFromKentucky
04-24-2009, 11:47 AM
My frieend says we can buy tickets each day at the gate. Is this true??
Steve Marcum Pt
Belle
04-24-2009, 11:48 AM
Yes we can!!!
Advance tickets only cost an arm. Gate tickets are an arm and a leg.
I'm sorry. I know were in a repression but it wasn't that long ago a JF ticket was only $12.
Headless Hornman
04-24-2009, 11:58 AM
A while back someone mentioned 'ticket ATMs' at the gate. How do they work?
NewbieFromKentucky
04-24-2009, 11:58 AM
I understand that they are fifty dollars at the gate.
steve marcum pt
One thing to consider is if you are taking the Jazz Fest shuttle from the French Quarter is that the line on the first morning can be long since people usually buy their whole weekend together so if you are in early enough (before 4:00PM) the day before, buy the shuttle tickets a day in advance.
The line for the Jazz Fest tickets at the fairgrounds isn't usually too long but the bus ticket line can run from inside the Sheraton, out the door and around the corner. It is a bit of a bummer when you get there all excited to go to JF and you see that line.
That's right. You might find sombody outside whose pards had too much fun the night before and can't make it.
NewbieFromKentucky
04-24-2009, 12:04 PM
I know I am not prepared. How much to expect to pay for cab ride to the JF from the French quarter. Are there designated sites.
Steve
Belle
04-24-2009, 12:13 PM
I know I am not prepared. How much to expect to pay for cab ride to the JF from the French quarter. Are there designated sites.
Steve
This will get you started
http://jazzfest.swagland.com/transport.html
I know I am not prepared. How much to expect to pay for cab ride to the JF from the French quarter. Are there designated sites.
Steve
7-10 bucks. And yes there are two cab sites.
sfnola
04-24-2009, 12:38 PM
A while back someone mentioned 'ticket ATMs' at the gate. How do they work?
Exactly like you imagine. Insert your ATM/credit card, choose the number of tickets to buy, and out comes your tickets. Fast and easy. We've been doing this for the last couple of years and found it very easy and quick.
Headless Hornman
04-24-2009, 12:53 PM
Exactly like you imagine. Insert your ATM/credit card, choose the number of tickets to buy, and out comes your tickets. Fast and easy. We've been doing this for the last couple of years and found it very easy and quick.
Thanks! Is there a service charge on top of the $50 cash price?
katowoman
04-24-2009, 06:50 PM
I like the sound of the ticket ATM's. I'm assuming that each of the gates has this option, right?
At what time will the gates open for sales? When do you recommend arriving if we want to catch a first act on Acura?
stlbarb
04-24-2009, 07:40 PM
I like the sound of the ticket ATM's. I'm assuming that each of the gates has this option, right?
At what time will the gates open for sales? When do you recommend arriving if we want to catch a first act on Acura?
as early as is feasible for you.
i like to get there early. get situated. maybe grab a bite to eat.
the gates open between 10:45 & 11 - there is an official time but it also depends upon them being ready inside fest. people start lining up hours before that, so it can be somewhat crowded when the gates first open. but it doesnt take too long to get through.
a lot depends upon the acts that day. DMB will propably draw a very large early crowd - people wanting to set up camp early. and then another surge late afternoon for those coming only to see them.
the larger the group you're traveling in, the longer it will take to do everything. like leave the hotel, get breakfast, get a cab, etc. etc.
some folks do late night (early morning) shows and getting there by 2pm is a struggle.